# Syslog server using syslog-ng

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syslog-server-using-syslog-ng/25558
**Category:** General
**Created:** [26 April 2020 16:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syslog-server-using-syslog-ng/25558 "2020-04-26T16:07:14Z")
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### Author: ![jcfrancisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@jcfrancisco](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jcfrancisco)
#### Post date: [26 April 2020 16:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syslog-server-using-syslog-ng/25558/1 "2020-04-26T16:07:14Z")

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Hello!

I'm very new to all this topic. Can someone give some help or directions about feeding a Syslog server from Node-red? For instance to record a button activity.  
Thnks in advance.

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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [27 April 2020 00:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syslog-server-using-syslog-ng/25558/2 "2020-04-27T00:50:42Z")

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Well the Node-RED log is already output to syslog - or more accurately to the systemd journal - if you are running it from a systemd startup (e.g. via Dave's Pi install script).

So you could simply use a debug node set to output to log rather than to the debug panel. Or use a function node with `node.log`.

You can also output direct to syslog from a bash script by adding something like this early in the script:

```bash
# Redirect stdout to syslog - show with: `sudo journalctl -t jk_kou`
exec 1> >(logger -t jk_kou -p local0.info) # -t $0)
# redirect stderr to syslog
exec 2> >(logger -t jk_kou -p local0.err)

```

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### Author: ![jcfrancisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@jcfrancisco](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jcfrancisco)
#### Post date: [27 April 2020 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syslog-server-using-syslog-ng/25558/3 "2020-04-27T08:19:31Z")

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thank you,

I'll try your ideas starting in the funtion node

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 June 2020 08:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/syslog-server-using-syslog-ng/25558/4 "2020-06-26T08:19:33Z")

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